Whitehurst Road
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Whitehurst Road is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Gilroy, CA. It climbs 3,056 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 36.96061, -121.60137
Nearest town Gilroy, CA
Directions
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Whitehurst Road
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 437–1,537 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 36.96061, -121.60137
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Castro Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Whitehurst Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Whitehurst Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Castro Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM
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- Castro Valley Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,948 ft
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